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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

data engineer

Data engineers develop the architecture needed to process, manage, and store large amounts of data which will be used by data scientists for analysis.

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Description

Data engineers develop the architecture needed to process, manage, and store large amounts of data which will be used by data scientists for analysis. They design the infrastructure and maintain data pipelines and warehouses to leverage data for strategic advantage.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
unstructured datacomputer sciencedata analyticsdata warehousedata modelsdata storagedatabase management systemscloud technologies
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
SAS Data ManagementstatisticsTeradata Database
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
develop data processing applicationsperform dimensionality reductionstore digital data and systemsprocess datadesign database in the cloudcreate data setsestablish data processesuse databasesmanage datadigital data processingmanage research datause data processing techniquesimplement data warehousing techniquesmanage ICT data architecturemanage quantitative data
OPTIONALOptional competences
analyse pipeline database informationcreate data models

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

28 total
23 essential · 5 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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